Donald Leroy Warnke (April 8, 1920 – April 14, 1970) was an American professional basketball player as well as college basketball and baseball coach.[1][2] He played for the Cleveland Allmen Transfers and Youngstown Bears in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.4 points per game.[1][3]

Don Warnke
Personal information
Born(1920-04-08)April 8, 1920
Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1970(1970-04-14) (aged 50)
Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolMichigan City
(Michigan City, Indiana)
CollegeValparaiso (1942–1944)
PositionCenter
Career history
As player:
1944–1945Cleveland Allmen Transfers
1945Youngstown Bears
As coach:
1948–1949Valparaiso

Warnke played basketball, but not baseball, at Valparaiso University.[2] He later became the head coach for both programs. He guided the baseball team from 1946 through 1953, while he led the basketball team during the 1948–49 season. His overall baseball record was 71–54, while his overall basketball record was 8–17.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Donald Warnke NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Don Warnke". Peach Basket Society. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Donald Warnke Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 30, 2019.